Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 3

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Americana

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 50		[Actors]. Lot of Three Signed Photographs and a Holograph Inscription Signed. Three Glossy Black and white, 8 x 10" signed photographs, including the little rascal Spanky McFarland, Butterfly McQueen, and the bewitching Elizabeth Montgomery. Also includes a signature of Talllulah Bankhead, inscribed "Bless You Tallulah Bankhead," accompanied by a Black and white photograph of the actress. Very Fine. Estimated Value $125-UP. View details	Realized $86
Lot 51		[Actors]. Lot of Two Signed Photographs. Two Black and white Signed Photographs of the popular celebrities, Gene Kelly, and the animators Hanna & Barbera. Both are in fine condition. Estimated Value $50-UP. View details	Realized $29
Lot 52		Albee, Edward. Slight wrinkling, overall Fine. Autograph Letter Signed. One page, Quarto, New York, NY, January 16, 1982. On personal letterhead. To Gary Kunin. Albee displays his acidulous humor in asking for an autographed picture from the man who requests one of him. He also answers Kunin's pointed question about how he started writing: "… one day, when I was 6 or 7, I suddenly decided to start writing & I have been writing ever since." Estimated Value $75 - 125. View details	Realized $132
Lot 53		Arthur, Jean. Some chips around the border but still a quality print from an important Hollywood photographer and an elusive subject. Popular actress from the 1930s and 40s. Inscribed Vintage Photograph Signed. 11 x 14", sepia tone, by Eugene Robert Richee, n.d., n.p. Features a very cute and unusal inscription: Inscribed in lower right in black, "To Helen - / a very dear person - / hoping sincerely that you / find that magic carpet / (because I shall borrow it) / Jean". Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $121
Lot 54		Baily, Pearl & Louie Bellson. Married musicians. Photographs Signed. Lot of two. 8 x 10", color, black and white. n.d., n.p. The Pearl Bailey piece is a color photo of the singer in a black dress against an orange backdrop and is inscribed "Love Pearl Bailey" in black in the upper left. The "Bellson" is a black and white print of the drummer at his instrument and is signed in black ink across the front. Very Good. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Unsold
Lot 55		Ball, Lucille. The Queen of Television Comedy. Inscribed Photograph Signed Black and white, 8 x 10" glossy, n.p., n.d. A production still of Lucille Ball with an unidentified actor in Islamic dress. "To Ann / Sincerely / Lucille Ball". Very Good. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $403
Lot 56		Bergen, Edgar & "Charlie". Classic ventriloquist team. Inscribed Photograph Signed Black & white, 8 x 10", n.d., n.p. Depicts Bergen in the midst of teaching Charlie a lesson. Inscribed twice on the reverse. Once by Edgar and Charlie, "To the best "Ed Carmichael" I have ever worked with" and again by Frances Bergen, "To the best & most thoughtful host I've ever known. Thank you for the lovely party, lil' ole' Phillbert--". Very Good. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details	Unsold
Lot 57		[Bonnie and Clyde]. On verso are printed addresses and telephone numbers of 30 offices of the Department of Investigation (which later became the FBI). Creased at centerfold, which is not visible in the frame. Overall size is 13½ x 13½". Notorious American partners in crime. Original "Wanted" Poster for Bonnie and Clyde. An original printed "Wanted" poster issued by the "Division of Investigation U.S. Department of Justice," Washington, DC, May 21, 1934. The poster is 8 x 8", and is profusely detailed, with a photograph of each of the criminals at center, flanked by two columns providing descriptions, aliases, the names of relatives, and a brief criminal record of each. Detailed information about the two outlaws is printed below, and reads, in part: "Clyde Champion Barrow and Bonnie Parker constantly travel together and extreme caution must be exercised by arresting officers as they are wanted in connection with assault and murder of officers… " The crime they are charged with is "violation of the National Motor Vehicle Theft Act." Just two days after the date of this poster, the two were ambushed and killed by Texas Rangers near Arcadia, Louisiana, putting an end to a four-year spree of robbery and murder that became the stuff of popular legend. Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details	Realized $431
Lot 58		Borglum, Gutzon. Overall toning with edges somewhat darker. Slight creases from being quartered and tiny chip in upper right. Verso contains pencil written notes in Turkish and English. (1867-1941) American sculptor who executed the colossal Mt. Rushmore National Monument. Typed Letter Signed One page, Octavo, recto/verso, on personal stationery. New York, September 29, 1914. To Miss Isabel F. Dodd, American College for Girls, Constantinople, Turkey. In part: "… about your Turkish friend and the desire on the part of the girls to raise One Hundred Pounds to procure a bust of your well beloved president, Dr. Patrick, and in reply I wish to say that I will make the bust of Dr[,] Patrick for the above mentioned sum as my wife has got me by the collar in an unsuspecting moment and therefore I must yield to the inevitable… Mr Borglum joins me in very kind regards to all our mutual friends. Our little son is two years and five months old and grows more interesting daily. / Sincerely yours, Gutzon Borglum." Very Good. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details	Unsold
Lot 59		Byrd, Richard E. Docketed and endorsed on verso, "Byrd Antarctic Expedition." A chilling document. Signed "R.E. Byrd." 1888-1957. American explorer and aviator. Accomplished the first flight over the North Pole (1926) with Floyd Bennet, for which they received the Congressional Medal of Honor. In 1929 Byrd established a base in the Antarctic, and subsequently made four more expeditions to Antarctica. Signed Check. Partially printed, oblong Octavo, 2½ x 6½", New York, June 28, 1928. Drawn on the Liberty National Bank, in the amount of $6,976.81, the check is paid to the order of "Byrd Antarctic Expedition." This is the check that drew the funds that financed the famous explorer's first expedition to Antarctica!. Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details	Unsold
Lot 60		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by E. Anthony, from a negative by Mathew Brady, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army General Abner Doubleday, credited with firing the first shot at the Confederates at Fort Sumter. Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $414
Lot 61		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by E.A. Anthony, from a negative by Mathew Brady, 2½ x 4", New York, mounted on cardboard, of Gettysburg hero Union Army General James Samuel Wadsworth, killed in action during the Battle of the Wilderness. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $115
Lot 62		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by Mathew Brady, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, New York, of Union Army General Oliver Otis Howard. Revenue stamp on verso. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $184
Lot 63		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by E. & H.T. Anthony, from a negative by Brady, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, New York, of Union Army General Francis Channing Barlow who, left for dead at Gettysburg, later led a 2nd Corps Division. Revenue stamp on verso. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $138
Lot 64		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by E. & H.T. Anthony, from a negative by Mathew Brady, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, New York, of Union Army General "Baldy" Smith. Revenue stamp on verso. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Unsold
Lot 65		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by E. & H.T. Anthony, from a negative by Mathew Brady, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, New York, of Union Army General Darius Nash Couch. Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $115
Lot 66		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by E. Anthony, from a negative of Mathew Brady, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, New York, of Union Army Major-General McDowell. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $115
Lot 67		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by E. & H.T. Anthony, from a negative by Mathew Brady, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, New York, of Union Army General Henry Warner Slocum, veteran of Bull Run, Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $115
Lot 68		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by E. & H.T. Anthony, from a negative by Mathew Brady, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, New York, of Union Army General W.S. Hancock [?]. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $207
Lot 69		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by E. Anthony, from a negative by Mathew Brady, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, New York, of Union Army General Rufus King. Top corners trimmed diagonally. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $121
Lot 70		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by E. & H.T. Anthony, from a negative by Mathew Brady, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, New York, of Union Army General Alfred Pleasanton. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $150
Lot 71		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by E. Anthony, from a negative by Mathew Brady, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, New York, of Union Army General Rufus J. Saxton. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Unsold
Lot 72		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Naval Commander John A. Winslow, who sank the celebrated Confederate raider Alabama. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $115
Lot 73		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by E. & H.T. Anthony, from a negative by Mathew Brady, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army General William Henry French. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Unsold
Lot 74		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by E. & H.T. Anthony, from a negative by Mathew Brady, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army General Foster. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $115
Lot 75		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army General McCook. Revenue stamp on verso. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $138
Lot 76		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army General Granger. Revenue stamp on verso. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $161
Lot 77		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army General Francis J. Herron. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $242
Lot 78		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by E. & H.T. Anthony, from a negative by Mathew Brady, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army General John Sedgwick. Very slight tear at upper right, else Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $144
Lot 79		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by E. & H.T. Anthony, from a negative by Mathew Brady, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army General George Stoneman. Small stain at top, else fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $127
Lot 80		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army General J.T. Averill, later a Congressman from Minnesota. Slightly soiled at top right. Revenue stamp on verso. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $132
Lot 81		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by E. & H.T. Anthony, from a negative by Brady, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army officer W.B. Cushing. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $121
Lot 82		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by E. & H.T. Anthony, from a negative by Mathew Brady, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army General Warren. Revenue stamp on verso. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $161
Lot 83		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army Major-General George Crocket Strong. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $121
Lot 84		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army General Ord. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $138
Lot 85		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by E. & H.T. Anthony, from a negative by Mathew Brady, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army General Q.A. Gillmore, commander of the Department of the South during the 1863 Charleston campaign. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $115
Lot 86		Carte de Visite by Brady. Small, early carte de visite by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army Major-General J.A. Segan [?]. Autograph pasted on verso. Slightly soiled at top, with a small tear at lower left edge. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $104
Lot 87		Carte de Visite by Charles D. Fredericks & Co. Small, early carte de visite, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, New York, of US Statesman William H. Seward, Lincoln's Secretary of State. Revenue stamp on verso. Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Realized $121
Lot 88		Carte de Visite by Charles D. Fredericks & Co. Small, early carte de visite, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, New York, of Union Admiral David Dixon Porter, next to Farragut the outstanding Union naval commander. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $115
Lot 89		Carte de Visite by Charles D. Fredericks & Co. Small, early carte de visite, New York, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army General Dusterhouse. Revenue stamp on verso. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $115
Lot 90		Carte de Visite by Charles D. Fredericks & Co. Small, early carte de visite, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, New York, of Union Navy Commodore Davis. Revenue stamp on verso. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $115
Lot 91		Carte de Visite by Charles D. Fredericks & Co. Small, early carte de visite, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, New York, of Union Army Major Winthrop. Revenue stamp on verso. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Unsold
Lot 92		Carte de Visite Signed by General Sheridan. Small, early carte de visite by E. & H.T. Anthony, from a negative by Mathew Brady, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, New York, of Union Army General Philip H. Sheridan, who defeated General Lee at Shenandoah. Revenue stamp on verso. The card is inscribed below, "Yours truly, P.H. Sheridan." The bottom portion of the lithograph has been trimmed, directly below Sheridan's signature, which has not been affected and is clearly legible. Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $173
Lot 93		Cartes de Visite by Brady. Two small, early cartes de visite by Mathew Brady, New York, each 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of the Union Army Generals J.A. McClernard and O.B. Wilcox. Each has slight damage at top left, with some paper loss to the Wilcox card, which has a revenue stamp on verso. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $115
Lot 94		Cartes de Visite by Charles D. Fredericks & Co. Four small, early lithographic cartes de visite, each 2½ x 4", New York, mounted on cardboard, of Union Army military leaders, including General Anderson, Colonel H.S. Putnam, and two others. Two are slightly stained at edges and somewhat foxed, else fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Realized $138
Lot 95		Cartes de Visite by Charles D. Fredericks & Co. Four small, early lithographic cartes de visite, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, New York, of Union Army military leaders, including General Lew Wallace, the author of "Ben Hur," Col. E.E.Ellsworth (Martyr, killed at Marshall House Tavern), General W.S. Rosecrans (commanded the Armies of the Mississippi and the Cumberland), and Admiral David G. Farragut, the Southerner who moved to New York in support of the Southern cause to become one of the most highly esteemed Union naval commanders. The Wallace card is slightly soiled, the rest Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Realized $305
Lot 96		Cartes de Visite by Charles D. Fredericks & Co. Two small, early lithographic cartes de visite, 2½ x 4", New York, mounted on cardboard, of the Union Army Generals Grover and H.J.Kilpatrick. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $184
Lot 97		Cartes de Visite by Charles Taber & Co. Two small, early lithographic cartes de visite, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, New Bedford, Mass., of the Union Army leaders Major-General A.E. Burnside, and Admiral S.F. Dupont. The Burnside is made from an original photograph, the Dupont from a steel engraving. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $98
Lot 98		Cartes de Visite by Charles Taber & Co. Five small, early lithographic cartes de visite made from steel engravings, 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, New Bedford, Mass., of Union Army Generals, including Generals Lyon and Kearney, and Major-Generals Butler, Curtis, and Banks. The Kearney is soiled, the rest Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $81
Lot 99		Cartes de Visite by D. Appleton & Co. Eight small, early lithographic cartes de visite, each 2½ x 4", mounted on cardboard, of Union Army Generals, including Generals Mitchell, Lander, Din, Viele, and others. One is soiled, the rest Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $207

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